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−	Rule by one person — a monarch, usually a king or a queen — whose actions are restricted neither by written law nor by custom; a system different from a constitutional monarchy and from a republic. Absolute monarchy persisted in France until 1789 and in Russia until 1917.	+	#REDIRECT [[absolute monarchy]]
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−	~~Henry VIII showed that he was an~~ absolute monarchy ~~when he stated, "I am the state."~~